حنظل

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Arabic

حَنْظَل
 حنظل on Arabic Wikipedia

Etymology

From حَظَلَ (ḥaẓala, to hinder in moving), for this toxic plant blocks the ground, and حَظِلَ (ḥaẓila, to walk lamely) which is what camels do after having loaded their bellies with this plant. The same motive was the namesake of حَدَج (ḥadaj, colocynth).

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Noun

حَنْظَل (ḥanẓalm (collective, singulative حَنْظَلَة f (ḥanẓala))

  1. colocynth
    Synonyms: حَدَج (ḥadaj), عَلْقَم (ʕalqam)

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